I-80 Football Show: Will the real Rich Rod please stand up?

Welcome to a new episode of the Land-Grant Podcast Network’s I-80 Football Show. On this show, we travel down I-80 to talk all things Big Ten Football. After each week of action, we’ll update you on every game in the conference and take a look at the matchups, storylines and players to watch out for next week.

My name is Jordan Williams and I’m joined by my co-host Dante Morgan.

After attending Rutgers’ homecoming, Jordan is back on the podcast to recount his experience, starting with UCLA having a near-perfect day on offense against a once-good Rutgers defense.

For the last five weeks, UCLA appeared to be a program that wouldn’t win another game all season, but the cross-country trips couldn’t stop an offensive explosion that saw quarterback Ethan Garber post over 400 yards of offense and five Yards scored touchdowns. Despite the home team’s disappointing performance, Rutgers put up a good performance as it looked a lot more fun coming home than actually going to the game.

In their pick segment, the boys had a rough week, going 2-5, thanks in part to USC and Lincoln Riley losing another game in which they led in the fourth quarter. Even though it wasn’t originally his idea, Jordan takes a moment to break down the similarities between Lincoln Riley and Rich Rod. Michigan and USC both thought they had a home run contract, but in the end they may have backed out.

This entertaining but strange season was once again successful as Indiana beat Nebraska 56-7, Michigan State upset Iowa and Illinois bullied Michigan despite having a week off to prepare their third starting quarterback of the season.

In the MapQuest segment, we have a late night game between Rutgers and USC on Friday, starting at 11:00 PM EST after Game 1 of the World Series. On Saturday we have Ohio State-Nebraska at noon. Illinois-Oregon at noon and Penn State-Wisconsin in prime time.

We’ll also be keeping an eye on Michigan-Michigan State. Iowa is a better team and MSU found a way to win. Can they continue the momentum against their biggest rival?

At her weekly pit stop, Jordan celebrates the recent NWSL and WNBA championships in New York. Can New York continue the magic and win the Yankees’ 28th World Series? Dante continues the trend of talking to the Steelers by celebrating their big win with Russell Wilson at quarterback after finally getting healthy.

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